Let's face it, there's not a whole lot to celebrate this season if you still consider yourself a Twins fan. Yesterday the Twins managed only their second win in the last 14 games.
BUT in a season where wins are becoming as rare as a good action movie, Twins fans can still celebrate the individual performances of some of their brightest stars. Yesterday, Samuel Deduno showed, at hallowed Yankee Stadium, that he has what it takes to be one of the best pitchers that the Twins have seen in an awfully long time.
Even his recent "disapponting" performances haven't been bad. It's more a case of the Twins line-up consistently being unable to hit against the superior pitching staffs of the Yankees, the Rays, and the Jays.
In a season where there simply is not much to smile about, Sam Deduno got me to smile. That three of his teammates decide to hit homeruns certainly helped. It's still a team game after all.
Other baseball news? Tim Lincecum threw his FIRST career no-hitter yesterday. Most thought his better days were already behind him. Though still relatively young, he's been over-throwing for so many years now that most questioned his ability to pitch an entire game. Yesterday it took him 148 pitches to accomplish the task. That's an awful lot of pitches in this day and age. Here's hoping his arm stays healthy enough to pitch for many more years.
Chris Davis hit homerun number 36 yesterday. That's a fantastic number for this point in the season.
I still enjoy baseball but I'd be enjoying it more if the Twins would play like they did yesterday more often.
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